"Everyone came in with a card. Each card counts as one vote. There's a pen over here; folks can take a pen and write the name on the back of the card," Yu Jiajie said, pointing to a table nearby.
Yun Jiao looked over and saw several ink stones on the table, all of them with ink ground and more than a dozen pens placed there.
No one was moving yet; most people were still discussing.
Yun Jiao swiftly stepped forward, picked up a pen, wrote Yu Jiajie's name, placed the card down, and then stepped down.
Soon, people began to go up one after another to write.
The hall was bustling with people coming and going. After nearly half an hour, Yu Jiajie said, "Is everyone done writing? I'll start announcing the votes now."
"If you want to record them yourself, go ahead; there's also someone here designated to tally the votes."
The hall quieted down, and Elder Qin personally picked up the cards to start announcing the votes.
"Ye Jintian, one vote."
"Yun Jiao, one vote."
